The grants to support families in the justice system program (referred to as the justice for families program) was authorized in the violence against women reauthorization act of 2013 to improve the…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded North Homes Inc. $597,586 on October 1, 2025, under the Justice Systems Response to Families program (CFDA 16.021) to provide supervised visitation and safe exchange services, outreach, and training to address domestic violence in Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District.

North Homes Inc. will deliver supervised visitation and safe exchange services to 60 families impacted by domestic violence, conduct outreach to local tribal communities regarding court-related services, and facilitate training on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for court personnel in the Ninth Judicial District in northwest Minnesota. The award period runs through September 30, 2028. Work is performed in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

North Homes Inc. implements this project in partnership with Northwood's Battered Women's Shelter, Children's Justice Initiative Consulting Committee, Beltrami County Health and Human Services, the Minnesota Ninth Judicial District Domestic Violence Court, and Coordinated Community Response Team. The Justice Systems Response to Families program supports court-based and court-related programs, supervised visitation and safe exchange, training for justice system personnel, civil legal services, and juvenile court resources to improve how courts and communities respond to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child sexual abuse.

The grants to support families in the justice system program (referred to as the justice for families program) was authorized in the violence against women reauthorization act of 2013 to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. The program supports the following activities for improving the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families affected by the targeted crimes: court-based and court-related programs; supervised visitation and safe exchange by and between parents; training for people who work with families in the court system; civil legal services; and the provision of resources in juvenile court matters. Projects supported by the justice for families program are those that focus on keeping victims and their children safe from further abuse and holding offenders accountable. Through this new justice for families project, north homes, INC., in partnership with northwood's battered women's shelter, children's justice initiative consulting committee, beltrami county health and human services, the minnesota ninth judicial district domestic violence court, and coordinated community response team, will provide supervised visitation and safe exchange to 60 families impacted by domestic violence, conduct outreach to local tribal communities about court related services; and facilitating training on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for court personnel in the ninth judicial district in minnesota, which is located in the northwest region of the state.